2.1 Download a binary distribution of Tomcat from: http://tomcat.apache.org2.2 Unpack the binary distribution into a convenient location so that the distribution resides in its own directory (conventionally named "apache-tomcat-[version]").

3. Include the servlet-api.jar to the CLASSPATH environment varialbe.servlet-api.jar is not contained in JDK. It comes along with the apache-tomcat server. It is located "lib" folder of Tomcat installation direcotry.

eg: set classpath=C:\apache-tomcat-6.0.14\lib\servlet-api.jar;%classpath%

4. Start the ApacheTomcat server(startup.bat inside bin folder).

5. Now your server is ready and running.

Writing a Sample Java Servlet ::

Java servlets are no different from normal java programs. The servlet file is of .java extension. It uses javax.servlet package.

Image to be processed can be obtained from the real world using camera or a stored image can be used. But usually image processing is a Real World Application. So we need to get the images 'LIVE'. .. now that is simple...

Oops .. i have named this as My Tech Experiments.. .. So some techie news..

something which i learnt some time back..

TRACE ROOT (tracert) command in windows.

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Syntax: tracert hostname

It actually returns the way you reach the given host name. When you request for a webpage, the data flows through .. or hops through many servers.. meaning there are many intermediate servers while you are communicating with a server via internet. Lesser the number of hops, more reachable is your server.